Installation of the Victory Banner on the Lisichansk administration building. Video frame. File photoLISICHANSK (LPR), July 7Platoon commander of the Cossack regiment Konstantin Novoselsky, who hoisted the Banner of Victory in Lisichansk, told RIA Novosti that he was simply defending the Motherland and would move on, go forward. , in Moscow … In February, I went to defend the Motherland, my family, my daughter. Before that, I also served … Everyone did a great job, this is happiness. So far I don’t feel that I have gone down in history, but my wife called me and said: you are on the Internet. We are defending the Motherland, there is nothing more to say, we will move on, go forward,» he said.The Banner of Victory hoisted in Lisichansk will be stored in Moscow LPR for his transfer. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu previously announced the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic. As a result of successful military operations, the RF Armed Forces, together with units of the People's Militia of the LPR, established full control over Lisichansk — the last city in the republic in which Ukrainian troops were located — and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo and Belaya Gora. Leaving the city, Ukrainian militants blew up and destroyed some of the important administrative buildings, including the city hall. The correspondent of RIA Novosti reported that the military allied forces, having entered the city, hoisted the Banner of Victory on the destroyed administration building. Earlier, another large city of the LPR was liberated — Severodonetsk, in which the important Azot chemical plant is located. Banner of Victory over Lisichansk
